February2012Newsletter
February 2012 Newsletter
[OW2 Newsletter - February 2012 - From the OW2 Management Office]
>Project Updates
>Community News
Cloud Expo EuropeOW2 had a booth and gave presentations at Cloud Expo Europe in London, January 25-26, to promote OSCi, CompatibleOne and OpenCloudware. See more and have a look at the photos. More.
CompatibleOne Hands-On Session
The Hands-on Session organized by CompatibleOne in Paris on January 30-31 was a great success and well attended. Other similar sessions will be organized soon. More.
FOSDEM
At FOSDEM, Brussels, Feb. 4-5, 2012, in depth presentation of the CompatibleOne cloud broker in the open source virtualization and cloud DevRoom. More.
Cloud Plugfest
The CompatibleOne team will take part in the Plugfest organized by SNIA in Dusseldorf, Feb 28 - March 1. A good opportunity to develop close technology relationships between the open source cloud broker and OCCI and CDMI contributors. More.
Cloud Computing World Expo
OW2 will showcase CompatibleOne and its other cloud related activities on March 28-29 in Paris (CNIT). Contact us if you would like share a booth with us. More.
General Assembly
The 2012 General Assembly will take place at Cloud Computing World Expo in Paris-La Defense (CNIT) on March 28 at 3pm. More details soon.
Devoxx France
Devoxx France, April 18-20, 2012, is now official and OW2 is considering taking an active role. Check out our page and the call for presentations here (deadline February 15).
Solutions Linux
OW2 will be actively present at Solutions Linux 2012, June 19-21 at the CNIT, Paris La Défense. The deadline for the Call For Presentations to the OW2 Session has been extended until Feb 11th. Do not miss it! More.
OW2 Programming Contest
We have launched the 2012 OW2 programming contest. Project leaders: you have until March 25 to submit your topic proposals; please use the form here.
Board elections
The 2012 elections of the Board of Directors and Chairperson will be held between February 5 and March 27. An overview of the process is here.
>Outlook
OpenStack Design Summit & Conference
One week, two events in San Francisco: OpenStack Design Summit, April 16-18, OpenStack Conference, April 19-20. We have forwarded the call for presentation to the OW2 project leaders. More.
OSCONWe are currently in discussions with the OSCON organizers to set up an OW2 Village during OSCON 2012, July 16-20. An opportunity for all members looking for more visibility in the US. Stay tuned! More.
Important Dates
- The next China Open Source Week (COSW), will take place during the third week of October (Oct. 15-20) and we will soon launch its promotion.
- OW2con'12, the OW2 community annual conference, is scheduled for the first week of December, probably on the 5 and 6. To be confirmed shortly; watch this space.
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Cedric Thomas
Patrick Starck
Mark Weitzel
Alexandre Zapolsky
Round Table1
Gianfranco Boccalon
Thomas Mortagne
Serge Lacourte
Florent Garin
Frederic Aatz
Alfonso Castro
Jamie Marshall
Bernard Boltz
Alexandre Lefebvre
Thomas Debru
Denis Caromel
Daniel Stern
Bruno Dillenseger
Jean-Christophe Vuillot
Jeanne Le Garrec
Sylvain Baubeau
Jean-Marc Menaud
Fabien Hermenier
Christophe Hamerling
Patrick Petit
Marius Preda
Frederic Dang Tran
Pawel Rubach
Eric Debeau
Alban Richard
Andrea Manieri
Ali Ataya
Round Table2
Rani Halimi
Nicolas Aube
Marc Triboulet
Jim Walker
Monica Franceschini
Cedric Carbone
John Mertic
Marc Dutoo
Clement Oudot
Christophe Hamerling
Alexis Portmann
Goulven Le Jeune
Gerard Dupont
Alexandre Lefebvre
Guillaume Sauthier
Clement Escoffier
Christophe Hamerling
Guillaume Sauthier
Williams Lamar
Philippe Bolac
Meng Li
Gabriele Giammatteo
Daniele Gagliardi
Marc Lacoste
Pierre Chatel
Gaurav Parakh
Michel Catan
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Dear OW2 Members, dear All,
It's election time at OW2. Please check out this page here for a comprehensive overview of the process. This year we must elect eight representatives for the Corporate Members and one representative for the Individual Members. Please keep in mind that registration of candidates closes on February 15.
We are very proud that OW2 is driven by a board that is a true representation of its membership, making us one of the very few independent global open source organizations. Because the board manages the expectations of the community in terms of is vision, its mission, its core values and achievements, this election is a key moment in the life of our organization; it is also your opportunity to become involved in the governance of OW2.
Our General Assembly will be held on March 28, at Cloud Computing World Expo at the CNIT, Paris-La Defense. More.
Meanwhile, we have already launched our annual OW2 software programming contest. It is an excellent opportunity for projects to attract bright students and potential contributors to your projects. Please note that the deadline for topic submission is March 25. More.
Lastly, I'd like to remind you that we have opened a new position in the OW2 Management Office: Collaborative Project Manager. If you are interested, please check out the job description on the OW2 Management Office page here and contact us directly.
Thanking you again for your on-going support.
Cedric Thomas
PS: Project leaders: Do not forget to use the OW2 Forge to tell everybody about your project updates. News will appear on the OW2 forge, our home page and in this newsletter